JOB 28:28 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then he told humankind,
⇔ ‘Listen, obeying the master—that’s wisdom,
⇔ along with turning away from doing evil.’

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ ἀνθρώπῳ, Ἰδοὺ ἡ θεοσέβειά ἐστι σοφία, τὸ δὲ ἀπέχεσθαι ἀπὸ κακῶν ἐστὶν ἐπιστήμη.
(Eipe de anthrōpōi, Idou haʸ theosebeia esti sofia, to de apeⱪesthai apo kakōn estin epistaʸmaʸ. )

BrTr And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom; and to abstain from evil is understanding.

ULT And he said to man,
⇔ ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
⇔ and to turn from evil is understanding.’ ”

UST Then God told human beings, ‘Listen! You will become wise to the extent that you respect me.
⇔ If you want to understand what you should do, you must first decide that you will not do anything wicked.’

BSB And He said to man, ‘Behold,
⇔ the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
⇔ and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

OEB And He said unto man, "Behold!
⇔ The fear of Me – that is Wisdom,
⇔ And turning from wrong – Understanding."

WEBBE To man he said,
⇔ ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord,[fn] that is wisdom.
⇔ To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

28:28 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

WMBB To man he said,
⇔ ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord,[fn] that is wisdom.
⇔ To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

28:28 The word translated “Lord” (mixed case) is “Adonai.”

NET And he said to mankind,
⇔ ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom,
⇔ and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

LSV And He says to man: Behold, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom,
And to turn from evil [is] understanding.”

FBV He said to humankind, ‘To reverence the Lord is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

T4T And then he said to humans, ‘Listen! To have an awesome respect for me is what will enable you to become wise;
⇔ and to truly understand everything, you must first turn away from doing what is evil.’ ”

LEB • ‘Look, the fear of the Lord is wisdom, • and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

BBE And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

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JPS And unto man He said: 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'

ASV And unto man he said,
⇔ Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
⇔ And to depart from evil is understanding.

DRA And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.

YLT And He saith to man: — 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.'

Drby And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

RV And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Wbstr And to man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

KJB-1769 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

KJB-1611 [fn]And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the LORD, that is wisedome, and to depart from euill, is vnderstanding.
(And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil, is understanding.)

28:28 Psal.111. 10 prou.1. 7&9,10.

Bshps And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.
(And unto man he said: To fear the Lord is wisdom, and to forsake evil is understanding.)

Gnva And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
(And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to depart from euil is understanding. )

Cvdl And vnto man he sayde: Beholde, to feare the LORDE, is wy?dome: & to forsake euell, is vnderstondinge.
(And unto man he said: Behold, to fear the LORD, is wy?dome: and to forsake evil, is understanding.)

Wyc And he seide to man, Lo! the drede of the Lord, thilke is wisdom; and to go awei fro yuel, is vndurstondyng.
(And he said to man, Lo! the dread of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to go away from evil, is understondyng.)

Luth und sprach zum Menschen: Siehe, die Furcht des HErr’s, das ist Weisheit, und meiden das Böse, das ist Verstand.
(and spoke for_the Menschen: See, the Furcht the LORD’s, the is Weisheit, and meiden the Böse, the is Verstand.)

ClVg Et dixit homini: Ecce timor Domini, ipsa est sapientia; et recedere a malo, intelligentia.][fn]
(And he_said homini: Behold timor Master, herself it_is sapientia; and recedere from malo, intelligentia.] )

28.28 Et dixit homini, etc. Quia naturam sapientiæ penetrare non possumus quid sit in se: ex condescensione Dei audivimus quid sit in nobis. Namque hanc habere certum est, quem timere Deum incertum non est. Ecce timor Domini ipsa, etc., quasi diceret Si Deum times, constat quia sapientia plenus es quæ apud hominem timor Domini vocatur. Sed quia ille vere vim divini timoris intelligit, qui se ab omnibus pravis operibus custodit, subdit: Et recedere a malo intelligentia.

28.28 And he_said homini, etc. Because naturam sapientiæ penetrare not/no possumus quid let_it_be in se: from condescensione of_God audivimus quid let_it_be in nobis. Namque hanc habere certum it_is, which timere God incertum not/no it_is. Behold timor Master ipsa, etc., as_if diceret When/But_if God times, constat because sapientia plenus you_are which apud hominem timor Master vocatur. But because ille vere vim divini timoris intelligit, who se away to_all pravis operibus custodit, subdit: And recedere from malo intelligentia.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר ׀ לָֽ⁠אָדָ֗ם הֵ֤ן יִרְאַ֣ת אֲ֭דֹנָ⁠י הִ֣יא חָכְמָ֑ה וְ⁠ס֖וּר מֵ⁠רָ֣ע בִּינָֽה

and=he/it_said to_the,man if fear my=master she/it wisdom and,depart from,evil understanding

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “And he told man that the fear of the Lord was indeed wisdom and that to turn from evil was understanding”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

לָֽ⁠אָדָ֗ם

to_the,man

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: “to humankind”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

יִרְאַ֣ת אֲ֭דֹנָ⁠י

fear my=master

The Lord is speaking about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: “to fear me” or “to reverence me”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠ס֖וּר מֵ⁠רָ֣ע בִּינָֽה

and,depart from,evil understanding

The Lord is speaking as if people should physically turn away from evil. He means that if people want to have understanding, they should not live in an evil way but instead live in a good way. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and people will obtain understanding if they reject what is evil”

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